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Adirondack connections
April 29, 2012 One happenstance I enjoy when gathering Adirondack tales is a unique or unknown connection, that is, some single bit of vivid information connecting the Adirondack region with the “outside worl. more »»
Many recipes OK for Oatmeal Cookie Day
April 22, 2012 “There’s an oatmeal cookie in there? I see no reason for the existence of oatmeal, particularly in cookies.” - Oscar the Grouch “I’m heading off to my sisters, so I think I’ll make some cookies. more »»
Anjelica Huston on ‘Smash’
April 22, 2012 I’ve been watching a new series called “Smash,” which chronicles the progress of putting together a musical on Broadway about the life of Marilyn Monroe. more »»
Humor from the Adirondacks
April 22, 2012 When you are living “off the land,” miles from the “outside world,” in the backwoods of the rugged Adirondack Mountains — raising a large family, fighting the elements, caring for the animals, and... more »»
Marketing research makes for smart business
April 15, 2012 One of the important elements in the success of a restaurant has to do with how well the restaurant markets their product. more »» 
Memories of NYC tar beach
April 15, 2012 Wherever I lived when I was in New York City pursuing my acting career, when I couldn't make the two-hour trip back and forth to the beaches in the Hamptons on the Long Island Railroad, I would head... more »»
Train the family to pass dishes to the right
April 8, 2012 Pass to the right, pass to the right, pass to the right. The correct way to pass food is to the right. Food should be passed from the left to the right, period. I’m sorry if you are left hande. more »»
Gradually joining Digital Age
April 8, 2012 There was no technology for digitally sending my columns when I first started writing them almost 18 years ago. more »»
A great land purchase
April 8, 2012 The New York State Outdoor Guides recently got together for their annual Rendezvous, and I got the opportunity to learn about some new public recreation opportunities in the Adirondacks. more »»
Ham served along with spring in the U.S.
April 1, 2012 What are you serving for Easter? Why not ham? Easter means spring. It is believed the word Easter is derived from Oestar, or Eostre, the goddess of spring and renewal. more »»
Featured in ‘One Woman or Two’
April 1, 2012 Herman and I were watching “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on a recent Friday night when Fallon was interviewing Christian Slater about a new series he was in called “Breaking In. more »»
Soufflé skill rises with plenty of practice
March 25, 2012 We moved with our guests to the center of the room to a table for eight. I gazed upon the large pewter plates marking each of our places. The water goblets were amber glass topped on silver stems. more »»
Lives touched by our loss
March 25, 2012 I have been writing this column for 17 years and in that time never have I had such an outpouring of heartfelt thoughts from readers to me as I did on the loss of my 15-year-old Dalmatian, Moxie. more »»
Meeting Noah Rondeau
March 25, 2012 There he was — a real Adirondack hermit, dressed in his backwoods clothes, surrounded by his furs, packbasket, some deer antlers, his snowshoes and his homemade bow and arrow. more »»
Let’s look at our chemical cuisine — Additives
March 18, 2012 Shopping was easy when most food came from farms. Now, factory-made foods have made chemical additives a significant part of our diet. more »» 
I finally got my own Oscar
March 18, 2012 It’s not a gold statue like the ones given out at the Academy Awards for achievement in acting. Rather, a 10-week-old adorable puppy, which is part Miniature Pincher and part Decker Rat Terrier. more »»
Lost in the Adirondacks
March 18, 2012 Recently, the TV news began with another story of someone lost in the Adirondacks; it is a story that never ends. more »»
Finding, enjoying the right place to eat in Fla.
March 11, 2012 I’m in a new town. It’s beautiful...the northernmost tip of the state of Florida, the westernmost jag on the eastern coast. I am here for nine days. I am eating out a lot. more »» 
An ode to wonderful Moxie
March 11, 2012 I write to you today with a great deal of sadness. Moxie, our Dalmatian, was 15 years old and succumbed to age and infirmity on Feb. 27. more »»
‘Knights’ needed
March 11, 2012 We have a “knight in shining armor” inside the Adirondack Blueline! Remember in the days of yore when the weak and helpless were watched over and protected by those knights on their great steeds?... more »» |
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